Resource Library

Listed below are a variety of resources to help better understand Healthy Eating and Active Living, specifically on how to prevent childhood obesity through physical activity, and our work regarding this initiative.

The Parent Heart Watch Back to School Flyers

The Parent Heart Watch (PHW) is a national advocacy organization focused on protecting youth from Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). PHW is comprised of parents and other advocates who have been personally touched by sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) or sudden cardiac death (SCD) and who now put their time and effort into preventing SCA/SCD in the young throughout their community

The following are Back to School flyers for school administrators, coaches and educators, as well as parents on how to best help with issues related to SCA.

Healthy Eating and Active Living

Webinars

Smart Ideas to Implement Smart Snacks in Schools Webinar co-hosted with Action for Healthy Kids(September 28, 2016): Action for Healthy Kids and AASA, The School Superintendents Association, hosted this timely and informative webinar to learn about the Final Rule about Nutrition Standards for All Foods Sold in School (Smart Snacks) and putting these new requirements in action. This webinar was held on September 28, 2016 and featured insight from district leaders and the results of a AFHK:AASA District Leadership Survey on Smart Snacks. AASA members John Skretta, Superintendent of Norris School District (NE) and Jeff Smith, Superintendent of Balsz School District (Ariz.) discussed how they have implemented Smart Snacks in their school districts, encouraging healthy eating habits. Learn more.

Dr. Jeffrey Smith, superintendent of Balsz Elementary School District, provides insights on his important role on nutrition policy in schools and how it affects his district's mission.

External Videos

BOKS is a free physical activity program that improves our children physically, mentally and socially through movement. Learn more about its impact from a principal video and from a video from children's perspective.

AASA's News and Updates

External Organizations

Weight of the Nation: A HBO and Institute of Medicine (IOM) documentary series featuring case studies, interviews with our nation’s leading experts, and individuals and their families struggling with obesity.

The films were developed in association with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) , and with the support of the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation and Kaiser Permanente .

This app is designed for school superintendents, central office staff, principals, teachers, policy-makers, business and community leaders, parents and more. The app enables advocates of public education to connect, network, communicate with other members, access, and share important information directly from your devices.